Berial




 * "Futile pest, you will suffer the wrath of Berial! I, the conqueror of the Fire Hell!" — Berial, Devil May Cry 4

Berial is a boss character who appears in Devil May Cry 4. In appearance, he looks like a giant centaur with a lion-like, scaly lower body, a humanoid upper body with a pair of wings made of fire (although he never flies with them so it's not certain if they're wings or if it's just the way his flames are), and a lion-like face topped with bull-horns, all covered in flames. He uses a huge flaming zweihander-like sword that is easily about three-times Nero's height. He attacks Nero in a deserted town of ancient houses, which are destroyed in the battle. He claims to have visited the human world two-thousand years ago during the time of Sparda, and never met any human like Nero except for "him" (who may be Sparda). He retreats from Nero, to the demonic realm, but returns to fight Dante for slaying his demonic compatriots. Though he is defeated, he refuses to retreat again, and attempts a kamikaze attack which Dante repels. After Berial is defeated, Dante takes the Lucifer Devil Arm and destroys the Hell Gate.

Trivia

 * Berial is one of the few bosses ina DMC game that has the power of fire. The others being Phantom, Furiataurus, and Agni.
 * Berial's sword has no sharp edge, likely implying that his sword is meant for smashing and dealing powerful strikes, rather than cutting.

Background
Belial was a fallen angel and one of the Four Crown Princes of Hell (the other three are Satan, Leviathan, and Lucifer).

Quotes

 * "A human, posing as God? How ridiculous"
 * "Y-Your arm. You are not human!"
 * "You are just like he was"
 * "I must restore my power!"
 * "The infamous Son of Sparda, I will avenge my compatriots slain by your sword!"
 * "You surpass my abilities... How shameful!
 * "I retreated once, and will not do so again!"